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Tiny beetles had a taste for coconuts 60 million years ago

After a bunch of detective work, researchers have found the culprits behind holes bored into a fossilized coconut from 60 million years ago: Beetles.

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The Discovery of a Fossil Beetle in a Coconut Gives Fresh Light on Neotropical Rainforests

As per a Penn State-led group of experts analyzing potential insect damage in a 60-million-year-old fossil, tiny beetles that feed on palm species fruits may have acquired a taste for coconuts long ago.

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Beetle in coconut: Fossil find sheds new light on Neotropical rainforests

Beetle in coconut: Fossil find sheds new light on Neotropical rainforests
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